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Games Involving State Ranked Teams:
No. 1 Lamar 56, McDonald County 0 – FINAL
Lamar’s enrollment is about 700 students less than McDonald County’s, but when you’re the Lamar Tigers, that really doesn’t matter. Lamar led 29-0 in the first quarter and 50-0 at halftime, cruising to 6-0.
Carthage 35, No. 2 Carl Junction 28 – FINAL — CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Five straight wins for Carthage since that opening 28-14 loss to Ozark and you could argue this one was even bigger than their Week 2 win over Webb City. Carl Junction actually led most of the, putting up a 14-7 halftime lead and holding a 21-14 lead late into the third quarter. But Carthage tied things 21-21 with 1:44 to play in the third and took a 28-21 lead 12 seconds into the fourth quarter. The Tigers ended up scoring 21 unanswered points, going up 35-21 with 2:42 remaining.
Carthage stat leaders:
Trey Collins: 20 car., 107 yards
Keith Guest: 21 car., 68 yards, 3 TDs; 8-13, 161 yards
Arkell Smith: 3 rec., 116 yards
Carl Junction stat leaders:
Rayquion Weston: 25 car., 128 yards, 2 TDs
No. 2 MV-BT/Liberty 33, No. 4 Mountain Grove 20 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR A RECAP/PHOTOS
Josh Pruett accounted for five touchdowns and 347 total yards as Liberty stayed perfect in their sixth straight win over Mountain Grove. Liberty led 21-7 after the first quarter thanks to three Pruett rushing scores. The Panthers (5-1) cut an early 21-7 deficit to 21-13 on a 94-yard Chance Barbe touchdown run, but Grove’s three first-half turnovers made momentum hard to come by.
No. 4 Monett 21, Cassville 20 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Great game in the Barry County Brawl. Cassville came into Monett as a pretty widely accepted underdog, but proved that was a pretty foolish assumption. The Wildcats led 20-7 with under nine minutes to play in the third quarter, but 14 unanswered Monett points over the game’s next 12 minutes put the Cubs up 21-20. Brian Parra-Navarro cut the Cassville lead to 20-13 with a 10-yard touchdown catch halfway through the third quarter and Brody Crawford gave the Cubs the lead for good with a fourth-down touchdown grab with 8:44 to play in the game. Cassville chose to punt from Monett’s 45 with three minutes left and actually pinned the Cubs at their own 13, but two Michael Branch first downs ended things.
Cassville stat leaders:
Kyle Ruark: 184 rushing yards, 2 TDs
River Phelps: 110 rushing yards; 9 tackles
Steven Hunter: 10 tackles
No. 4 Lincoln 58, Tipton 18 – FINAL
Lincoln scored 50+ points for the third time this season, moving to 6-0 in the process. Defensively, this was the first time Lincoln has allowed more than eight points in a game. The Cardinals led 34-12 at the half.
Lincoln stat leaders:
Derek Stephens: 20 car., 215 yards, 4 TDs
Aaron Kranz: 13 car., 80 yards, TD
Boone Kroenke: 14 car., 60 yards; 11-18, 182 yards, 3 TDs
Mason Sanders: 5 rec., 121 yards, TD
Blake Roberts: 4 rec., 42 yards, TD
No. 5 Glendale 55, Parkview 28 – FINAL/THURS – CLICK HERE FOR A RECAP/PHOTOS
Alex Huston passed for 400 yards and six touchdowns in the first half as Glendale moved to 6-0 with a win at Parkview on Thursday. The Falcons scored 19 points off Parkview turnovers and led 30-0 early on.
Other Glendale stat leaders:
Luke Montgomery: 6 rec., 182 yards, 2 TDs
Nader Leali: 13 rec., 126 yards
Parkview stat leaders:
Blake Delacruz: 13 car., 168 yards, 2 TDs
No. 7 Webb City 34, No. 6 Nixa 10 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
That 0-2 start for Webb City keeps getting pushed farther and farther into the back of everyone’s minds with every passing week. The Cardinals eased past previously undefeated Nixa on Friday to move to 4-2. They’ve outscored opponents 147-31 over their four-game win streak. Webb City led 21-0 in the second quarter and held Nixa without a first down for the entire first quarter. Nixa’s only touchdown came on a two-yard Nicos Oropeza run with under one minute left in the game. Webb’s Hunter Vanlue and Will Larson each had two rushing scores.
No. 8 Kickapoo 56, Hillcrest 8 – FINAL/THURS – CLICK HERE FOR A RECAP/PHOTOS
Kickapoo sounded the war chants early and often Thursday night, putting up a 35-0 lead on Hillcrest and waltzing to what was a very important bounce-back win after last Thursday’s loss to Glendale. Maverick McGee totaled 108 yards and two touchdowns, with all his stats coming in the first half. The Chiefs played their backups for the majority of the second half.
Other Kickapoo stat leaders:
Chris Lawson: 14-20, 212 yards, 3 TDs; 13 rushing yards, TD
Robbie Merced: 5 rec., 82 yards, TD
Corey Dye: 3 rec., 70 yards, 2 TDs
Keyshawn Jackson: 11 car., 48 yards, 2 TDs
Hillcrest stat leaders:
Haden Parton: 16-27, 209 yards
Josh Powell: 10 rec., 110 yards
No. 8 Fair Grove 28, Strafford 22 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
This game was PACKED for Fair Grove’s homecoming, and that crowd was treated to a pretty good game. Fair Grove took a 14-8 lead in the second quarter on a 72-yard Dalton Cloyd touchdown scamper. Strafford would tie the game 14-14 but the Eagles went into the half up 20-14. That lead extended to 28-14 in the third quarter. Strafford made it interesting late when Kensen White hit Mason Foley for a 62-yard touchdown, but would get no closer.
Fair Grove stat leaders:
Dalton Cloyd: 14 car., 175 yards, TD; 5 rec., 45 yards, TD
Austin Fodge: 14 car., 81 yards, TD
Strafford stat leaders:
Kensen White: 16-25, 215 yards, 2 TDs
Dillon Hester: 6 rec., 78 yards, TD
No. 10 Lockwood 20, Pierce City 18 – FINAL
Lockwood led 20-0 at the half and needed to endure one heck of a comeback bid by Pierce City. The Eagles actually got within the two-point final early in the fourth quarter but couldn’t find the endzone again. Two of Lockwood’s touchdowns came on big plays, with Logan Sparkman scoring on a 60-yard touchdown pass from Will Beerly and Justin Nentrup adding a 50-yard rushing score.
Lockwood stat leaders:
Logan Sparkman: 3 rec., 105 yards, TD
Justin Nentrup: 12 car., 68 yards, TD
Pierce city stat leaders:
Kaleb Meyer: 10 car., 78 yards, TD
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Rest of the Area:
Ozark 28, Willard 24 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Ozark erased a 16-point deficit and secured an important bounceback win on a short week after last Saturday’s loss to Republic. Willard led 16-0 early after touchdowns 79 and 70 yards. Ozark cut that lead to 16-14 but Willard lead 24-14 at the half. Curt Gracey brough Ozark within three on a short touchdown run after Jack Hulse converted a big fourth down with a 25-yard scamper. Then with 2:35 to play in the fourth quarter, Hulse put Ozark up for good with a two-yard touchdown run.
Neosho 34, Republic 14 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Neosho led this one 20-7 at the half and 27-7 in the fourth quarter, beating a Republic team coming off a big win over Ozark. Coleman Scott put up one of the best performances of anyone tonight, rushing for 140 yards on 22 carries and adding 198 yards on 15-24 passing. Neosho outgained Republic 523-260.
Other Neosho stat leaders:
Bryce Murphy: 4 rec., 105 yards, TD
Payton Klier: 94 rushing yards, 2 TDs
Branson 48, Marshfield 21 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
First win of the season for Branson, and it came on homecoming. The Pirates led Marshfield 41-7 through three quarters in a game that was never in question. Has to feel good for Branson, a team that has hung with a number of tough teams this season.
Branson stat leaders:
Kyle Hunn: 11 car., 138 yards, TD
Hunter Werling: 9 car., 90 yards, TD
Skyline 36, Ash Grove 12 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Shawn Bryan took it 85 yards to the endzone on Skyline’s first play from scrimmage as Skyline proved its far better than its record in knocking off previously undefeated Ash Grove. The Pirates cut that early 7-0 deficit to 7-6 when Chase White hit Parker Soper for a 73-yard touchdown but wouldn’t get much else going offensively. Bryan added two more first-half touchdowns and Skyline led 21-6 at the half.
Sarcoxie 34, Diamond 18 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Huge win for Sarcoxie. The Bears are 5-1 now with a home matchup against 5-1 Lockwood set for next week and an SRVC title in their crosshairs. Diamond led 12-7 in the first quarter but a late Sarcoxie touchdown put the Bears up 14-12 before the end of that quarter. Sarcoxie would score 20 unanswered points to go up 27-12 in the second quarter. Diamond wouldn’t get closer than nine the rest of the way, trailing 27-18 at the half.
Nevada 54, Springfield Central 6 – FINAL
Nevada grabbed its second win of the season with relative ease over winless Springfield Central, leading 41-0 after the first quarter and 47-0 at the half. Central will look for its first win of the season next week when it hosts Lighthouse Christian.
Camdenton 56, Rolla 14 – FINAL
Two in a row now for Camdenton after dropping two straight to Lebanon and Kickapoo. Rolla actually led 14-13 after the first quarter, but Camdenton scored 14 in the second quarter to go up 27-14 at the half. The Lakers ran for 223 yards as a team and passed for 254 more while holding Rolla to 297 total yards.
Camdenton stat leaders:
Zach Wise: 10 car., 75 yards, 3 TDs
Dyllan Decker: 6-9, 218 yards
Parker Stidham: 5 rec., 186 yards
Joplin 30, Waynesville 15 – FINAL
Waynesville hung tough with what has been a pretty explosive offense at times. The Eagles only led 7-6 through one quarter 16-12 early in the third against a winless Waynesville side. A 10-yard touchdown run by Jokiem Crawford allowed Joplin to begin to pull away in the third quarter. Crawford would put Joplin up 30-15 after Waynesville cut their deficit to 23-15 on a 24-yard Aaron Choi field goal with 9:41 to play. Big game with Lebanon coming next week for Joplin (4-2).
West Plains 48, Lebanon 41 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Big showing here for West Plains. Lebanon’s defense had allowed 19 points or less in every game beyond its 48-28 loss to undefeated Glendale. Lebanon held what seemed like a comfortable 27-14 halftime lead at home, but the Zizzers scored on the first play from scrimmage in the second half and had tied the game 34-34 by the end of the third quarter. Keegan Hoopes put West Plains up 48-41 with 1:22 to play on a 35+ yard touchdown run after a wild back-and-forth fourth quarter. Hoopes finished with 206 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries. Landry Randolph finished 8-10 for 255 yards and two touchdowns for the Zizzers (2-4).
Seneca 28, Aurora 21 – FINAL
Seneca is back at .500 after Friday’s seven-point win over Aurora. The Indians trailed Aurora 14-6 at the half and 21-12 in the third quarter before allowing 16 unanswered points to Seneca to end the game. Seneca took the lead for good, 25-21, with 10:49 remaining.
Mount Vernon 42, East Newton 6 – FINAL
The Mountaineers offense has put up 144 points in the past three weeks. That’s good! They’re 3-0 in that stretch and have jumped from a 1-2 start to a 4-2 record through six weeks. East Newton did a great job controlling the clock in the first half and trailed just 7-6 late in the second quarter before Mount Vernon put up two late scores. They then opened the second half with a touchdown just 33 seconds in to put the game away.
Mount Vernon stat leaders:
Garrett Hadlock: 8-14, 118 yards, 2 TDs
Andrew Montemayor: 111 total yards, 3 TDs
Sammy Robinson: 15 car., 221 yards, 2 TDs
Will Boswell: 12 tackles
Stockton 20, Jasper 7 – FINAL
Stockton led 6-0 at halftime and 20-7 entering the fourth quarter, never letting Jasper get closer than 14-7 and moving to 3-3 with a homecoming win. They’ll face a 5-1 Butler team next week.
Reeds Spring 52, Hollister 14 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Take out that 27-6 loss to Cassville and the Reeds Spring offense is averaging a sparkling 46.0 points per game, helping back a 5-1 record after Friday’s win over Hollister. The Wolves host Marshfield next week. Hollister dropped back down to .500 with the loss.
Springfield Catholic 49, Buffalo 14 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
The Irish showed off that strong ground game again, totaling 406 yards and seven touchdowns on 41 carries. Tyson Riley led that effort with 157 yards on nine carries. Catholic led Buffalo 49-0 through three quarters and improved its record to 3-3 in the win.
Bolivar 55, Rogersville 7 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Connor Sechler became Bolivar’s all-time yardage leader by passing for 134 yards and two touchdowns tonight. The Liberators put Rogersville away early, leading 41-7 at the half in what was their third straight win after an 0-3 start. Lane Loomer jumped over 1,000 total rushing yards after his second straight 200+ yard effort.
Other Bolivar stat leaders:
Lane Loomer: 25 car., 217 yards, 4 touchdowns
Marionville 50, Pleasant Hope 0 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
The Comets poured 36 first-half points on Pleasant Hope, moving to 2-4 and snapping a four-game losing streak ahead of next week’s game against undefeated Fair Grove.
Thayer 36, Cabool 14 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Thayer is sitting pretty at 4-2. This was sort of a must-win against winless Cabool and with an Ava team coming up that’s scored 108 points in its last two games. The Bobcats led Cabool 30-6 at the half. Cabool has scored 14 points in three consecutive games. They’ll visit undefeated MV-BT/Liberty next week.
Ava 70, Houston 22 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
This Ava offense is just WRECKING right now, scoring 108 points in its last two games to move their record to 4-2. In total, the Bears put up 515 yards of offense, led by Caleb Johnson’s 343 all-purpose yards. Johnson had 273 total yards at the half as Houston led 48-14.
Salem 33, Willow Springs 24 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Willow Springs put a pretty big scare into Salem, leading 12-0 in the first quarter and 18-14 in the second quarter before Salem was able to pull away in the second half. Much of that was thanks to a heck of an effort by Zach Eplin, who totaled 346 yards (197 passing). Salem is 4-2 and faces Mountain Grove next week. Willow Springs has dropped three straight after a 3-0 start.
Other Salem stat leaders:
Xavier Ellwood: 99 total yards, 3 TDs
JJ McGown: 110 yards receiving
Miller 29, Liberal 28 – FINAL
Drama in this one as Miller (2-4) won on a 26-yard touchdown pass with 21.5 seconds to play, going up by the final score, 29-28. Miller led 22-14 at the half after trailing 14-8 early. Liberal tied things at 22-22 early in the third quarter.
Archie 49, Osceola 0 – FINAL
The best winless team in the state is winless no more after Friday’s 49-0 win. Archie had lost to five teams with a combined 22-8 record by a combined 20 points before Friday. That’s tough, man! They look to make it two in a row against Appleton City next week, but that won’t be easy either as Appleton is now 4-2.
Lighthouse Christian 49, Tulsa NOAH 7 – FINAL
The Chargers led 22-7 at the half and ended up burying Tulsa in the second half on Friday, dominating the I-44 rivalry. They’ll face winless Springfield Central next week.
El Dorado Springs 13, Wentworth Military Academy 0 – FINAL
Two straight shutout wins for ElDo after an 0-4 start to the season. They have a shot to make it three in a row against 1-5 East Newton next week.
Cole Camp 52, Windsor 21 – FINAL
Cole Camp led Windsor 22-15 at the half but pulled away with relative ease over the final 24 minutes to improve to 5-1. Windsor drops to 1-5 with the loss.
Greenfield 74, Oswego 18 – FINAL
Charles Servoss ran for a pair of touchdowns and tossed a pair more, leading Greenfield to its sixth win to open the season. Servoss added 108 yards on 10 carries on the ground.
Other Greenfield stat leaders:
Draven Stapp: 118 yards, 3 TDs
Mason Jones: 78 yards 3 TDs
Eldon 49, Warsaw 17 – FINAL
Eldon moved to 3-3 with Friday’s win over winless Warsaw. This game was never really close with Eldon leading 49-3 through three quarters.
Appleton City 60, Adrian 21 – FINAL
Appleton City is 4-2, but it wasn’t easy. Adrian (3-3) trailed just 27-21 at the half before Appleton tallied off 33 unanswered in the final 24 minutes.
Morrilton (Ark.) 48, Harrison (Ark.) 7 – FINAL
First loss of 2016 for Harrison (3-1), and it came in league play against a Morrilton team that moves to 3-1 with the win.
Jonesboro (Ark.) 63, Mountain Home (Ark.) 38 – FINAL
Alright so Mountain Home (0-4) lost by 25 but outgained Jonesboro 634-574 in this game. Isaac McKay led that massive yardage total with 263 yards on 20 carries. Jonesboro led 35-20 at the half.
Green Forest (Ark.) 14, Marshall (Ark.) 8 – FINAL
Marshall led Green Forest 8-7 entering the fourth quarter but the Tigers rallied in the final 12 minutes for their first win of the season.
Elkins (Ark.) 52, Yellville-Summit (Ark.) 0 – FINAL
Elkins is 3-1 and Yellville is 0-3 after this one. Tough start to the league slate for Yellville. Elkins led 42-0 at the half.
Crackerjack Shack Softball Invitational
Blue Pool
Nixa 13, Waynesville 0 – FINAL
Kickapoo 3, Branson 2 – FINAL
Cassville 5, Republic 3 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Waynesville 8, Aurora 1 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Cassville 6, West Plains 3 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Nixa 15, Aurora 2 – FINAL
Reeds Spring 7, Carl Junction 1 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Lee's Summit North 10, Reeds Spring 0 – FINAL
Lee's Summit North 20, Carl Junction 1 – FINAL
West Plains 8, Republic 2 – FINAL
Kickapoo 8, Helias 6 – FINAL
Branson 2, Helias 1 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Orange Pool
Hillcrest 9, Bolivar 4 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Willard 10, Joplin 0 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Rogersville 13, Walnut Grove 0 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Camdenton 8, Eldon 1 – FINAL – CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS
Holt 18, Walnut Grove 0 – FINAL
Holt 13, Rogersville 5 – FINAL
Willard 4, Fatima 2 – FINAL
Battle 9, Bolivar 2 – FINAL
Liberty 17, Eldon 4 – FINAL
Liberty 10, Camdenton 0 – FINAL
Fatima 17, Joplin 4 – FINAL
